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Post #203,137
by Ashton
4/13/05 2:23:02 AM
4/13/05 2:33:02 AM
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New Lovely: 'the average reader of a car magazine or book
doesn't actually want to be made to think'

Fellow curmudgeon, Hail! Further endearing -
Setright began his working life as a lawyer but 'hated it' and 'if you don't like what you are doing you should stop forthwith.' So he did ...

And -

When I ask what he thinks of the cars on the market today, Setright replies that they are 'frightfully boring' due to a 'convergence of fashion which forces all manufactures into same mould because they are all addressing the same multitude of banal and unintelligent twits who are their principle customers.'


{chortle}

Well, I possess little lore on the CBX - it was not of interest because of the Weight (as noted below). But thanks for yer googlefu - Setright is a treat!

moi

PS - Bristol Club eh?
Well then, love to be a kibitzer at the pub with him and [link|http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/content/110808094683927230/| Mr. Farago]
I mean.. Really!

Wouldn't you? :-0
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Lovely: 'the average reader of a car magazine or book
doesn't actually want to be made to think'

Fellow curmudgeon, Hail! Further endearing -
Setright began his working life as a lawyer but 'hated it' and 'if you don't like what you are doing you should stop forthwith.' So he did ...

And -

When I ask what he thinks of the cars on the market today, Setright replies that they are 'frightfully boring' due to a 'convergence of fashion which forces all manufactures into same mould because they are all addressing the same multitude of banal and unintelligent twits who are their principle customers.'


{chortle}

Well, I possess little lore on the CBX - it was not of interest because of the Weight (as noted below). But thanks for yer googlefu - Setright is a treat!

moi
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Post #203,159
by Another Scott
4/13/05 7:37:18 AM
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New Yup. Writers like him are treasures.
Thanks for the pointer to Farago.

When I asked if the odd sound under throttle indicated some kind of problem, the owner told me to drop the subject.


:-)

Cheers,
Scott.
     Japan makes a lot of very fine sports cars. - (pwhysall) - (31) - April 10, 2005, 05:28:00 PM EDT
         Do I even want to know what "Yonky Mate!" means? -NT - (Yendor) - (2) - April 10, 2005, 05:29:58 PM EDT
             It's certainly how I think of you. -NT - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 10, 2005, 05:31:29 PM EDT
                 No, that's "Yankee". -NT - (Yendor) - April 10, 2005, 08:32:34 PM EDT
         Can't wait to see the 2006 Minayo and 2006 Sexy Crown. -NT - (Another Scott) - April 10, 2005, 05:48:24 PM EDT
         that's too much ugly in one place -NT - (cforde) - April 10, 2005, 06:36:20 PM EDT
         Oh___Noes!__-y - (Ashton) - (16) - April 10, 2005, 07:02:25 PM EDT
             They're obviously NOT kits:All different, ergo each handmade -NT - (CRConrad) - (15) - April 10, 2005, 07:09:54 PM EDT
                 No, not *ALL* - Some Are kits: have seen them elsewhere. - (Ashton) - (14) - April 10, 2005, 07:26:24 PM EDT
                     Yeah, OK, true. But, hey, yagotta give extra points... - (CRConrad) - (13) - April 11, 2005, 02:36:11 AM EDT
                         Damn you - (drewk) - April 11, 2005, 02:47:58 AM EDT
                         Check out the bikes - (drewk) - (11) - April 11, 2005, 02:58:04 AM EDT
                             Dig those air horn trumpets. :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 11, 2005, 07:25:42 AM EDT
                                 At first, I thought you meant those old white Hondas... - (CRConrad) - April 12, 2005, 01:51:28 AM EDT
                             Yes and {erp} yes. - (Ashton) - (8) - April 11, 2005, 09:39:52 PM EDT
                                 The CBX had a reputation for frying the inner cylinders. - (Another Scott) - (2) - April 11, 2005, 10:27:28 PM EDT
                                     Lovely: 'the average reader of a car magazine or book - (Ashton) - (1) - April 13, 2005, 02:33:02 AM EDT
                                         Yup. Writers like him are treasures. - (Another Scott) - April 13, 2005, 07:37:18 AM EDT
                                 A couple of similar bikes from about the same time: - (CRConrad) - April 12, 2005, 02:00:05 AM EDT
                                 That's nothin' - (Steven A S) - (3) - April 12, 2005, 03:26:08 PM EDT
                                     Nice. ~ 130 mile cruising range. Fill up every 2 hours.... -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - April 12, 2005, 03:31:29 PM EDT
                                         Screw that ... every 1.5 hours max -NT - (drewk) - April 12, 2005, 11:32:04 PM EDT
                                     Mmm OK: 13 mpg 1300# Hummer caricature. - (Ashton) - April 13, 2005, 02:05:55 AM EDT
         You some kind of Yank general? I'm shocked and awed... - (CRConrad) - (1) - April 10, 2005, 07:08:22 PM EDT
             www.pikey.com :-) -NT - (boxley) - April 10, 2005, 07:12:53 PM EDT
         Ick! What's with the giant protruding cow catchers? -NT - (tuberculosis) - (4) - April 10, 2005, 08:19:59 PM EDT
             Sun decks. -NT - (admin) - (2) - April 10, 2005, 09:25:45 PM EDT
                 Nonono. - (pwhysall) - (1) - April 11, 2005, 12:46:20 AM EDT
                     Er... on the sun decks, obviously. -NT - (admin) - April 11, 2005, 01:41:55 PM EDT
             World's fastest snow plows + running boards for the posse -NT - (Ashton) - April 11, 2005, 05:30:31 AM EDT
         F__________________B__________________O__________________G - (drewk) - April 11, 2005, 01:53:29 AM EDT
         They have nothing on American Classics (new thread) - (tuberculosis) - April 12, 2005, 01:18:23 AM EDT

Erm, jb......that already IS a Lerpadism.
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